I've been interested in most kinds of fusion and cross over music for quite some time. From Buena Vista inspired albums like Rhythms Del Mundo, through Salsa Celtica, Paul Simon's Graceland, Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra and many others. So I was delighted to be given Dee Dee Bridgewater's Red Earth album. Dee Dee is a long established jazz singer, however, Red Earth represents a new direction for her, fusing western jazz influences and african inspired rythms, tones and harmonies. It's a very interesting experience. Most of the african musicians are from Mali, whose musical tradition I'd not explored before. Which made the recording fresh and new. It's exciting and original music and some of the tracks feel as much influenced by the asian scene as the african one. It's an album that deserves to be listened to, not as background music, but as a performance. Enjoy.
28 December 2008
Dee Dee Bridgewater
I've been interested in most kinds of fusion and cross over music for quite some time. From Buena Vista inspired albums like Rhythms Del Mundo, through Salsa Celtica, Paul Simon's Graceland, Gloria Estefan's Mi Tierra and many others. So I was delighted to be given Dee Dee Bridgewater's Red Earth album. Dee Dee is a long established jazz singer, however, Red Earth represents a new direction for her, fusing western jazz influences and african inspired rythms, tones and harmonies. It's a very interesting experience. Most of the african musicians are from Mali, whose musical tradition I'd not explored before. Which made the recording fresh and new. It's exciting and original music and some of the tracks feel as much influenced by the asian scene as the african one. It's an album that deserves to be listened to, not as background music, but as a performance. Enjoy.
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